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When Friends Meet

20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color linocut of two figures holding hands. At the center of the print are two figures facing each other and clasping hands. The figure on the left wears a long black and blue garment and the figure on the right wears a light blue garment. The background of the print behind them is blue at the top, yellow in the middle, and blue at the bottom. The scene is framed by a brown arch design above two yellow columns. The column on the left has brown and red curved design. The column on the right has a brown curved design at the top and black and red geometric design at the bottom. Across the bottom of the print is a band of black with red flowers. The title of the print [When Friends Meet] is written in pencil at the bottom left corner and the artist's signature [James L.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.100.1

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